blockbusting
/blok-buhs-ting/US // ˈblɒkˌbʌs tɪŋ //UK // (ˈblɒkˌbʌstɪŋ) //
拦截,拦路抢劫,拦阻,封锁
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the profiteering real-estate practice of buying homes from white majority homeowners below market value, based on the implied threat of future devaluation during minority integration of previously segregated neighborhoods.
Examples
He didn't speak English and my high school German was inadequate, especially accompanied by a blockbusting hangover.
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